$1.58 Billion to be Invested in Purchase and Improvement of DMC by Vanguard
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 15:16In an interesting and surprising new announcement that would result in bringing Detroit one of its biggest ever investments, the Detroit Medical Center on Friday shared its plans to use its deal worth $1.5 Billion with a Nashville, Tenn., based health care firm to improve and transform its aging facilities and services to state-of-the-art medical destinations, which would lure patients from bot
AOL Acquires Nashville Under a $36.5 Million Deal
Submitted by Amandeep Dhaliwal on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 23:12AOL Inc. revealed on Monday that it has acquired Nashville, Tenn.-based StudioNow, an online platform for video development and distribution, in a deal worth $36.5 million in cash and stock. However, some payment will be fulfilled over multiple years.
Study Links Gene Variant to Autism and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 17:53According to a study in Monday's Pediatrics researchers have identified a gene variant that is associated with both autism and gastrointestinal disorders in people with autism.
Brushing Off Weight Criticism, Jessica Simpson Says: ‘I Am So Happy’
Submitted by Arun Gupta on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 13:34Being scrutinized and criticized for her reported weight gain last month, saw Jessica Simpson tearing up and breaking down at a concert last week.
RSV Virus Affects Younger Children
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 10:12According to results from a surveillance study, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in young children is seen to affect in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
An English-only measure in Nashville fails
Submitted by Medha Sood on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 10:56Nashville, Tennessee. Voters have rejected a proposal making all government business to be done in English. There were 25,573 votes against the proposed amendment and 20,329 in favor.
If the referendum had got a clearance, the only possible government exceptions to the English-only law would have been health and safety.
Antipsychotics can cause sudden heart failure
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 18:16Antipsychotic drugs which are prescribed for schizophrenia, autism and dementia can make the patients twice susceptible to death due to sudden heart failure.
The drugs in question have replaced the older and much cheaper drugs on the premise that they are more effective.
Parkinson’s Patients Fare Better with Brain Implants
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 09:08
A study, released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that patients with advanced Parkinson's disease had a better response to a pacemaker like devise implanted in the brain than drugs and therapy did
Zycron secures 3-year contract worth $ 30 million from Tennessee
Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 20:52
Tennessee has selected Zycron Inc. as its primary vendor to offer information technology services for the state. The company estimates the order value at $30 million.











